Mia Borders: News

Why, hello there! June was CRAZY! We had so much fun and we owe it all to our wonderful fans! First, we had some really great shows, so thanks to everyone who came out (especially our peeps in Montana!). Second, we finished in first place in our genre on OurStage's "Artist on the Verge" contest. WOW! Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to vote and spread the word. It means so much to us and we love you all!

Few things: we posted a new slideshow video on our YouTube page, so you can look at photos of us from this past amazing year while jamming out to "These Roads" from our latest album, "Magnolia Blue." Also, we just heard that Lady Gaga (what a nutter) hit 2 million Twitter followers. Let's give her a run for her money. We're so close - we have 89... :0) ! Lastly, we still have some seriously awesome music for sale at our website and on iTunes! Hit that hotness up!!

Anyways, we hope everyone had a great and safe 4th of July and that you can make it out sometime this month to see us. Here's where we'll be:

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
LEGALPALOOZA! 2nd Annual NOBA YLS Charity Concert - 6 PM
The Parish @ House of Blues

LEGALPALOOZA!: 2nd Annual NOBA YLS Charity Concert for the Legal Aid Bureau, A United Way Partner Agency, Feat: The N'awlins Johnnys, Mia Borders, and Cou-Zan Band in The Parish! Get your tickets here.

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Free Music Fridays! Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes w/ Mia Borders - 10 PM
Tipitina's Uptown

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

9 PM
Chickie Wah Wah

Saturday, July 31st, 2010
10 PM
The Rusty Nail

We're taking the stage at this weekend's Mount Helena Music Festival in Helena, Montana.

For more info about the fest, to buy tickets, and to check out the schedule, click here.

Hey, peeps!! We've got lots of news for you. Brace yourselves...

We've been nominated by the New Music Seminar and OurStage as an "Artist on the Verge." Ah!!!

The “Artist on the Verge” project is a closed competition for nominated artists by some of the biggest names in the industry such as OurStage, MySpace, Facebook, ReverbNation and Tommy Boy Records. “Artist on the Verge” is designed to expose these talented artists to some of the top media, tech and music industry executives. Three lucky Rock, Pop, Urban, Singer/Songwriter or Specialty artists will be selected from the NMS “Artist on the Verge” entries to showcase at the New Music Seminar and be critiqued by a panel of industry executives on July 20, 2010 in NYC. The grand prize winner, from the artists showcased, will walk away with over $40,000 in consultations, promotion, marketing and music equipment!

Help us out by judging the competition here.

Here's how it works:

You can judge the 36 songs in the competition either 4 at a time, ranking them "Best" to "Worst," or 2 at a time, head-to-head (this goes much faster and the songs don't automatically play). Once you've listened to at least 15 seconds of a song one time, you can rank it and move on without having to listen again. It's tedious, yes, but the more you judge, the greater your influence is, so KEEP JUDGING!! 

AND "Magnolia Blue" is now available to download from the iTunes Music Store by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

Don't forget that "Southern Fried Soul," "The Nashville Cuts," and "the ep" are also available to download!

AND here's where we'll be the rest of this month. Hope to see y'all around town. You know we love to see you!

Love & Luck, 

Us

Friday, June 18th, 2010
5 PM
Sounds of Summer Concert Series

Galvez Plaza - Downtown
Baton Rouge, LA

Saturday, June 19th, 2010
9:30 PM
Balcony Music Club

1331 Decatur St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
US

Saturday, June 26th, 2010
7:30 PM
Mount Helena Music Festival

Helena, MT 59601
US

This past weekend was incredible! We had such a great time playing at The Rusty Nail with Jenn Howard & Crazy McGee, Tipitina's French Quarter with Theresa Andersson, and our debut at Jazz Fest!! We got great reviews from all three shows, so let's keep that momentum going! Spread the word about the music, peeps. We love you all and these great things are happening because of you!!

We'll see you on May 28th at Chickie Wah Wah!

Love & Luck

 

"Magnolia Blue" is here! Buy your copy now!

Hey, peeps! We just wanted to remind you where we'll be for the next couple of weeks. Jazz Fest is here and so is our new album! Be sure to check out both!

Love & Luck,

Us

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

10 PM

Dino's Bar & Grill

1128 Tchoupitoulas Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Tim Reynolds & TR3 w/ Benjy Davis Project plus Mia Borders - 9 PM
Tipitina's French Quarter

233 N. Peters St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 566-7095

Buy your tickets here!

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Mia Borders w/ Jenn Howard & Crazy McGee @ The Rusty Nail - 10 PM
The Rusty Nail

1100 Constance
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-525-5515

Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Theresa Andersson w/ Mia Borders - 10 PM
Tipitina's French Quarter

233 N. Peters St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 566-7095

Buy your tickets here!

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - 11:25 am
New Orleans Fairgrounds - Gentilly Stage

1751 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70112

I couldn't wait any longer. Get your copy of our latest album, "Magnolia Blue," today!

Mia Borders - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Pablo Gonzalez - Bass

Nick Hingel - Drums, Vocals

Kyle Sclafani - Lead Guitar, Vocals

All songs written by Mia Borders for Mia Borders Publishing (ASCAP). Produced by Mia Borders. Executive producers: Tony Ciaccio & Donna Santiago.

Hey, peeps! (I really hate those candies, by the way. Some people deep fry them. I think it's gross...)

Anyway, April promises to be AMAZING ("Magnolia Blue" arrives this month!) and we'd love to spend some time with y'all. Here's where we'll be!

Saturday, April 10th, 2010
10 PM
Cafe Prytania

Friday, April 16th, 2010
FUNDRAISER Children's Bureau of New Orleans - 7 PM
Children's Bureau of New Orleans

1134 First Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
USA

Price: $75 adv/$85 door (www.childrens-bureau.com or call Leah Ann - 504.525.2366)

Extraordinary live & silent auction - items include: 4-course wine pairing dinner at Besh Steak House with Darren Sharper (he is so sexy) for 6, Jazz Fest VIP tickets, Saints signed memorabilia, Vespa, One-week stay in the Loire Valley of France, fabulous art and much more.

Mission: Children's Bureau improves the quality of life for children and families through valid & proven programs that enhance and strengthen mental health & wellness. Children's Bureau promotes growth and resilience through prevention, advocacy, education & intervention.

 

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

9 PM

House of Blues: Foundation Room

This event is open to all members of the House of Blues Foundation.

Friday, April 23rd, 2010
10 PM
Dino's Bar & Grill

Friday, April 30th, 2010
10 PM
The Rusty Nail

The night also features music by Jenn Howard & Crazy McGee!

Hope to see you guys around town soon!!

Love & Luck, 

Us

On May 2, we're taking the Gentilly Stage at the 2010 Jazz Fest here in New Orleans.

It's really happening!!!!

Love & Luck (& see y'all at Jazz Fest)!

You'll have to forgive me...  I literally love alliteration.  Aside from my silliness, we do have an amazing month ahead of us.  It's so jam-packed with shows, I'm just going to stop talking.

One more thing!! 

My brother Che (the other half of Blaxican Records), my buddy Clarke, and our band's lead guitarist Kyle "The Italian Stallion" Sclafani are running the Crescent City Classic 10K in support of the Children's Bureau of New Orleans.  If you'd like to contribute to the cause (which you should because I know how awesome each and every one of you are!), check out their page.  Any amount helps and it all goes to the kids!!

Hope to see y'all around town this month!

Love & Luck,

Us

EVERY WEDNESDAY IN MARCH!!!!!
Maple Leaf - 10:30 PM

Get over the hump with us and hear new songs from our upcoming album, Magnolia Blue (available in April). One new song every week! **The first ten concertgoers to arrive will receive a FREE copy of the group's last album, Southern Fried Soul. HOORAY!**

Friday, March 12th, 2010
Foburg Fest - 8 PM
Maison de la Musique

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
New Orleans Museum of Art - 11 PM

Currently on exhibit is “Dreams come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studios,” but not for long! The exhibit closes on MARCH 14th, but not before we stay open for 30 hours straight beginning on March 13th. We will be giving away door prizes every hour, so bring a group of friends and make a night of it.

Jazz great Shannon Powell will be playing on Saturday from 8pm-11pm and MIA BORDERS will be on from 11pm-1am.

DJ Quintron will keep the party going from 2 am - 5 am.  On Sunday Ellis Marsalis closes out the party from 2-4pm.

“Dreams Come True” is a major exhibition featuring more than 600 original artworks that shaped legendary animated features including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, as well as Disney's newest fairy tale, The Princess and the Frog.

NOMA is the only venue in North America that is displaying these treasures from all our childhoods. Over 70% of the exhibit has never been shown before, so before they go back into the Disney Vault come check it out!

Friday, March 19th, 2010
The Rusty Nail - 10 PM

Wednesday at the Square - March 24th, 2010
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ Mia Borders - 5 PM
Lafayette Square

 Friday, March 26th, 2010
Dino's Bar & Grill - 10 PM

WHO DAT!!!!!

We've got an awesome full-length show coming up next weekend at Dino's Bar & Grill.  They make a mean chicken sandwich,

Also, our MySpace page is shiny and new and our YouTube page is bumping the best new videos. And we're almost to 1,000 fans on Facebook, so tell your friends about us and let's make it happen!!

Last but not least, as our dedicated online fans you get free stuff!! Here, for your listening pleasure is our free acoustic EP. (*PC Users: Right-click and save as. Mac Users: Control click and save as.)

Mia Borders - Live @ Tip's Acoustic - 12.3.09

1. Should I Have Kissed You?

2. She Don't Know

3. Making Love to a Memory

4. I Can

5. The Very Best Part of Me

Tell your friends to sign up for our mailing list at miaborders.com and they'll receive free download codes, too!

Love & Luck,

Us

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Mia Borders @ Dino's - 10 PM
Dino's Bar & Grill

1128 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
USA

Price: $5

The group hangs out at Dino's Bar & Grill all night bringing you your favorite Mia Borders crazy hot jams! Who knows, maybe some stuff from the new album will creep it's way in there...

Attention all NYC Mia Borders fans (yeah, we know you're out there):

We're headed your way THIS WEEKEND!!! Friday, January 8, we will take the stage at The Bitter End at 9:30p to rock the big apple with a little Southern Fried Soul!

The deets:
Export NOLA 2010
The 2010 presentation of Export NOLA will be held on Friday, January 8th in two venues in the heart of Greenwich Village at Sullivan Hall and The Bitter End. The proximity of these two venues will allow attendees to enjoy the varied styles of music that the Crescent City is known for. Attendees can purchase one wristband that will give them access to both venues.

Date: Friday January 8, 2010 | 8 PM
Tickets: $20adv | $25dos - Click here to purchase

@ Bitter End - 147 Bleecker St:
Jamie McLean Band: 8pm
Paul Sanchez: 9pm
Mia Borders: 9:30pm
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys: 10:30pm
The Iguanas: 11:30pm

@ Sullivan Hall - 214 Sullivan St:
The Jon Batiste Band: 8pm
John Ellis & Double Wide:9pm
Christian Scott: 10pm
Paul Sanchez Duo (feat. Matt Perrine): 11pm
Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet: 11:30pm
Funky Butt Revisited: 12:30am

Check out the latest review of "Southern Fried Soul" from Offbeat Magazine's December issue on stands now in New Orleans!

To read the review, check out the Press section.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! Or something like that... :)

Big Sam's Funky Nation delivers a large dose of its unique brand of New Orleans-infused funk on Friday, November 20 at BLUE NILE in New Orleans.

Heating up the stage for Sam at 10pm is Mia Borders!!

DO NOT MISS this night of truly amazing New Orleans sweet, funky soul music!

Happy November, peeps! What a great start to the month so far (WHO DAT?!?!). A few things we wanted you to know about:

"Southern Fried Soul" is now available from iTunes by clicking here!!

Our official merch store is up and running! Completely deck out your life with Mia Borders stuff like T-Shirts, hats, stickers, buttons, mugs, aprons... whatever you need! We're making more cool stuff, so be on the look out and spread the word, peeps.

"Don't Say Forever ($treet King$ Remix)" is entered in OurStage.com's 'Get Out of the Garage' urban music contest, so be sure to get out there and vote!

Last but certainly not least, we're playing with Big Sam's Funky Nation at Maple Leaf in New Orleans on November 13th. Hope to see y'all there! Become our 700th fan on Facebook and win TWO FREE TICKETS!!! Also, if you're already our fan and you tell your friends about our page and they're numero 700, you win a FREE SIGNED CD AND POSTER!!!!

It's bananas, I know...

Hey, guys! We have a few really great shows coming up for the rest of October. We'll be playing shows with The Iguanas, Eric Lindell and Mia will be singing with Big Sam's Funky Nation at Voodoo Fest!!

Check out the event section for more info!

"Scream" is currently number 7 on OurStage.com's Indie Pop charts. Keep voting to get us to number 1!!!!!

Vote for us here!

Blaxican Records is looking for energetic, determined, and confident volunteers who wish to learn more about the managerial, legal, technological, and creative aspects of the music industry. For more information, download the application below.

Blaxican Records Volunteer Application

PLEASE help the band win a performance slot at the upcoming Austin City Limits music festival by casting your vote here: http://delllounge.com/soundandthejury/Mia-Borders/default.aspx.

Love & Luck,
Us

Check out the band's Snocap store to download your copy of "Southern Fried Soul" (featuring a very special bonus track) today.

Download the full wallet with photos, lyrics, and thanks here.

"Southern Fried Soul" is now available for hard-copy purchase at Peaches Records (408 N. Peters St.) and Louisiana Music Factory (201 Decatur St.) in New Orleans. Online distribution is slow, so email MIBO@MIABORDERS.COM to get your copy if you're not in town.

Check out the new video section of website to see the band perform live, hear acoustic renditions, and hear new music!

Check out the band's YouTube page to see the latest video! It's a photo slideshow of us through the years to the tune of "Maybe, Baby," from our upcoming album "Southern Fried Soul."

Available August 2009!!!!

P.S. Happy Birthday America!

Mia Borders on OurStage.com

Check out the band's new OurStage.com website.  Think of it as a Pandora Radio-like contest.  Listen to music, vote for what you like, and listen to recommendations based on what you like.  

Every month, there are competitions in different genres.  Vote for us (or whoever you like...) and the winner for best song of the month will get $5,000!!

Hey, everyone! Check out the music section to download tons of live performances of your favorite songs FOR FREE!!!

Also, check out the Calendar for a link to purchase advanced tickets to our DesireNOLA Charity show THIS SATURDAY at The Howlin' Wolf.

See you there!